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Saturday, March 03, 2007

IE7 Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are helpful. I recommend to people with wrist problems to pick a keyboard shortcut for one thing they do on a frequent basis and use it repeatedly until it becomes second nature and then select another and another. This helps them become less mouse dependent and has resulted in less stress on their wrists.

The list below is from ITP Technology, via Flying Hampster. If you are noticing wrist pain, see your medical professional and try using a keyboard shortcut for some of those repetitive mouse actions.

The Control key

Ctrl + Click the link - Open links in a new tab in the background

Ctrl + Shift + Click the link - Open links in a new tab in the foreground

Ctrl + T - Open a new tab in the foreground

Ctrl + Tab - Switch between tabs

Ctrl + W - Close the current tab (or current window when there are no open tabs) Ctrl + N (n can be 1-8) - Switch to a specific tab

Ctrl + 9 - Switch to the last tab

Ctrl + Alt + F4 - Close other tabs

Ctrl + Q - Open quick tabs

Ctrl + (+) - Increase zoom (+ 10%)

Ctrl + (-) - Decrease zoom (-10%)

Ctrl + 0 - Original size (100% zoom)

Ctrl + Enter - Add ‘http://www.’ to the beginning and ‘.com’ to the end of text in address bar

Ctrl + E - Go to the Toolbar search box

Ctrl + Down Arrow - Pull down the search provider menu

Ctrl + I - Launch Favourites window

Ctrl + H - Launch web history window

The Alt key

Alt + D - Select the address bar

Alt + Enter - Open the website address that is typed in the address bar in new tab

Alt + Home - goes to your homepage

Alt + Enter - In the instant search box this shortcut opens search results in a new tab

Alt +Left arrow - lets you move backward

Alt + right arrow - lets you move forward

Mouse around

Middle mouse button (if available) - Open a link in a background tab

Click middle mouse button on the tab - Close a tab

Double-click on empty tab band space - Open a new tab

Press Ctrl and scroll up (to zoom in) or down (out) with your mouse - Zoom the page in/out 10%.

CREATE MULTIPLE HOMEPAGES

Do you tend to visit the same websites each time you open your browser in the morning? Using this little trick, you can open multiple websites at once when IE 7 starts-up.Step 1. Click the Tools menu, followed by Internet Options Step 2. Choose the General tab and type in or paste the URL that you want to use as your home page in the ‘Home Page’ section. Then hit Enter and type in another URL Step 3. Repeat step 3 until you’ve entered all the sites you want. Click OK. Step 4. Close and restart IE. All the sites you’ve entered should now load-up.